Shrek Academy had been founded in a small village of roughly a hundred households outside Suotuo City, a little over half a kilometer from the South City Gate.
The hotel where Ye Qifeng and Zhu Zhuqing were staying was in downtown Suotuo City, quite some distance from the South City Gate.
After leaving Suotuo City through the South Gate, they followed the main road south through a broad stretch of farmland. Before long, they spotted the village where Shrek Academy stood.
Both Ye Qifeng and Zhu Zhuqing had excellent eyesight and could make out the village's general appearance from far away.
Like most rural villages on the continent, the little village ahead was surrounded by a wooden fence meant to keep wild beasts out.
At the village entrance stood a wooden archway with a rather shabby sign hanging from it. Five characters were simply carved into the sign-
"Shrek Academy"!
Before those five characters was a carving of a shit-green monster's head: Shrek Academy's emblem.
When Ye Qifeng brought Zhu Zhuqing to the village entrance.
Quite a few people had already gathered there-at a glance, more than a hundred.
Most were youngsters in their teens, forming a long line before a wooden table set up at the entrance.
Those accompanying them beside the line were mostly their parents or relatives of their grandparents' generation.
Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong were among them.
Seeing Shrek Academy in such a dilapidated state, many of those waiting to register could not help frowning. Clearly, most had begun to wonder whether they had been swindled.
The Shrek Academy before them was nowhere near the advanced spirit master academies they had imagined. It looked like an utterly ordinary little village, not a soul master academy at all.
People in the line began